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802 Wins Seat on International Executive Board

Local 802 president David Lennon was elected to the AFM’s International Executive Board at the AFM’s 96th Convention in July. Receiving the highest vote of twelve non-incumbent candidates, his election as a first-term local union president to the IEB is

Delegates to AFM: “Fight the Virtual Orchestra Machine!”

David Lennon

Delegates to the AFM Convention voted unanimously to adopt 802’s resolution calling on the AFM to take whatever steps necessary to ban the virtual orchestra machine. The resolution directs the AFM to commit whatever resources necessary to wage the national

As reported in the June 2005 issue of Allegro, Local 802 and Local 47 (Los Angeles) recently joined forces in the fight against the replacement of live music with the virtual orchestra machine. 802 president David Lennon appeared as an

AFM and AFL-CIO Say Troops Should Come Home

Musicians and other protesters rallied against the war last September in New York. Both the AFM and the AFL-CIO at their respective conventions in July passed strongly worded resolutions calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. The resolutions

New Movie and TV Film Contracts Cast Broader Nets

(Editor’s note: The following article reports on the recently concluded AFM negotiations covering theatrical motion picture and TV films. These new contracts have not yet been ratified by the musicians themselves. It’s the AFM’s general policy not to publicize contracts

Contract Includes Ban on Machine

Pending ratification, a tentative agreement has been reached with the Queens Symphony Orchestra. The agreement has the same terms and conditions (including economics) as the other major freelance orchestra agreements Local 802 has negotiated in New York City. The Queens

802 Reaches New Contract with Ballet School

Jacob Heyman-Kantor

Under the threat of using canned music, and only hours before the first rehearsal of the summer season, Local 802 reached a tentative agreement with the School of American Ballet. The agreement includes a ban on the virtual orchestra machine.

How We Won the KnitMedia Settlement

Marc Ribot

It’s Payback Time! Recording Artists Win Deal Local 802 and KnitMedia recording artists recently settled the claims they had asserted in a lawsuit against KnitMedia, Inc., parent company to the Knitting Factory and Knitting Factory Records. Under the terms of

The following resolution, adopted at the AFM convention, awards emiritus status to Florence Nelson, the outgoing AFM secretary-treasurer. WHEREAS, Florence Nelson has served the interests of musicians throughout the United States, Canada, and through her activities as AFM representative to

Here are Local 802’s endorsements in the primary election to take place on Sept. 13. (The general election is Nov. 8.) To register or to find our your poll site, call (866) VOTE-NYC. For more information, contact Heather Beaudoin at

The proposals paraphrased here are from Norman Siegel, the candidate for public advocate endorsed by Local 802. Living Wage Law. City subcontractors should pay a living wage and provide health and retirement benefits. Land Use Policy. Employers or organizations that

Is there any sweeter feeling than collecting money that you didn’t know was yours? Each time you perform on a union recording session, you become eligible for five years’ worth of “special payments.” The entity that collects and distributes this

The following bylaw resolutions have been submitted for the October membership meeting which will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 3 p.m. in the Local 802 Club Room. Resolution #1 Whereas: Benefits under the Members Legal Services Fund should

Reminiscences

Larry Blank

I was very sad to hear about Michael Gibson’s passing. I was good friends with Michael when I still lived in New York. And I’m proud to say that I was responsible for getting him hired on “Onward Victoria,” for

Photo Section

Summer and live music: the best combination. The MPF and the Council for Living Music co-sponsored dozens of concerts this summer as part of our efforts to promote live music, including performances at Bryant Park and Times Square. Also pictured

Membership Alert

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PAYOLA DOESN’T PAY New York State Attorney General Elliot Spitzer announced on July 25 an agreement to halt pervasive “pay-for-play” in the music industry. Under the agreement, Sony BMG, one of the world’s leading record companies and owner of a

Early Ear Ratifies Contract Teachers and pianists at the Early Ear ratified a new seven-year contract on Aug. 4. The unanimous vote culminated nearly a year of negotiations for a second contract at the Early Ear, which has three studios

April 12, 2005 -- April 26, 2005

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2005 Meeting called to order at 11:20 a.m. Present: President Lennon, Recording Vice President Dennison, Financial Vice President Blumenthal, Executive Board members Babich, Gagliardi, Gale, Giannini, Landolfi, Schaffner, Shankin, Weiss and Assistant to the President Delia. Recording

For several years I had a cheap cell phone that I rarely used. I just kept it in my car for emergencies. Since the phone was never turned on, I never gave anyone the number. Once, about three years ago,

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